I Love the Scripture

Here's why:  This past week Curtis had his tonsillectomy and I was busy.  Running to get him freezies, popsicles, ice cream, slurpees etc....you get the point all the while trying to keep this sugared kid calm so the bleeding doesn't start!  Needless to say, there was hardly any spare time, and so my Bible collected some dust.  By the end of the week I was feeling dry!  I knew I only had a few moments and so I quickly tried to memorize a verse from Psalm 143:8.  It says,"In the morning I will seek your word for my soul rests in you. Show me the way I should go for I have put my trust in you."  At Women of Faith this past weekend, I was challenged to memorize this verse.  As I was reading this verse over and over, it really came to life!  I love how I am asking God to take me where He wants me to go rather than me having Him tag along!

Recent Happenings...

Isn't it funny how life has a way of getting away on you.  Here I am blogging after 5 months and it feels like much longer.  Here's a quick update on the last few months.  I have been working, a lot.  In fact for awhile I was working 3 part time jobs and so the parenting was left up to Wes.  It was an experience.  I think it was good for me.  I will likely never take Wes for granted as far as how hard he works for our family.  Currently I am working one permanent part time job and another one only as a substitute.  I am enjoying this pace a lot more.

This year my oldest son hit Junior High.  WOW!  I am getting old...aahh!  Even still, I am really enjoying the different dynamics that brings.  We have sporting events to attend and a lot of new topics to discuss.  I love having the spiritual discussions with my kids.  Youth is definitely the starter of these conversations.  Sam said, how come the youth leader always tries to stump us with questions?  I am thrilled at that.  I am also hoping that this makes my son realize that he has to walk his own walk of faith.  That transition is one I pray happens with all my kids!  I do not want them to have a stagnant faith.

As you notice, the picture on the top is us practicing volleyball with Sam.  The picture is dark because i had to use my kids camera!  Mine is broken!  It happened in the last month somewhere.  I used it in summer and hauled it out last week just to find it won't take pictures anymore.  It's a battery issue but I do realize it is 6 years old and probably feels exhausted:)  I will have to buy a new one shortly.  There are just so many to choose from that I have no idea what to buy.  I know that my next camera needs to snap pictures faster than this one.  I guess most cameras will have been improved since 6 years ago so maybe I won't have to look specifically for that feature.